"We live in such constant nearness to the abyss of past time that the moment is endlessly sucked into."

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Source : John Jeremiah Sullivan (2011). “Pulphead: Essays”, p.267, Macmillan

John Jeremiah Sullivan

#Past Quotes #Moments Quotes #Abyss Quotes

“I see with greater and greater clearness that consistent Christianity is the easiest Christianity to defend”
“There were many women around. We all had a relationship with each other that was very strong. And all of our minds kind of hooked up. We rejected the society. We rejected marriage because we didn't like what our parents had.”
“Judging others’ intentions is the right of God alone. We don’t have this right, and it is poor manners with God.”
“We are such idiots, We think everyone else has it all figured out. But we're all stumbling around in dark rooms bumping into furniture and stifling our cries so no one will know.”

Source : Joan Ryan (2009). “The Water Giver: The Story of a Mother, a Son, and Their Second Chance”, p.89, Simon and Schuster
“I've always thought of science fiction as being, at some level, a 19th-century business.”
“A wise traveler never despises his own country.”
“I'm kind of like a guy who's missing a little bit of the guy gene. Like, I love steak, but the notion of golfing is the last thing I would want to do. I love women, but I'm also a mama's boy, and some of my best friends are women. So I'm kinda half guy's guy.”
“The survey findings reflect the growing trend toward incentive compensation programs as a way for employers to share the wealth with workers, ... Roughly 80 percent of those surveyed offer bonus programs and 401(k) or profit-sharing plans . . . as they compete for the best and brightest workforce.”

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